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The state has more than 26,000 square miles (67,000 km 2) of forests, covering about half of the state's land area. [110] There are about 3,000 types of wildflowers in Florida. [111] This is the third-most diverse state in the union, behind California and Texas, both larger states. [112]
This is a complete list of all 50 U.S. states, its federal district (Washington, D.C.) and its major territories ordered by total area, land area and water area. [1] The water area includes inland waters, coastal waters, the Great Lakes and territorial waters. Glaciers and intermittent bodies of water are counted as land area. [2]
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill in northern Walton County is the highest point in Florida and the lowest known highpoint of any U.S. state. [3] Much of the state south of Orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the water.
The population of Florida is 22,610,726, an increase of 5.0% from 2020. The average population of Florida's counties is 337,474; Miami-Dade County is the most populous (2,686,867) and Liberty County is the least (7,706). The average land area is 805 sq mi (2,085 km 2).
The largest municipality by population and land area is Jacksonville with 949,611 residents and 874.6 square miles (2,265 km 2). The smallest by population is Marineland with 15 people, while the smallest by land area is Lazy Lake at 0.022 square miles (0.057 km 2). [10] The formation and dissolution of municipalities is governed by Chapter 165 ...
(11:55 a.m. ET) Some Florida Schools Closed For Rest Of The Week. Nearly half of Florida's 67 school districts canceled classes today, most of them across the Panhandle and northern part of the state.
Most of the state's highest named points are in Holmes, Walton, and Washington counties, in the sub-Piedmont highlands of northern Florida. The highest points in peninsular Florida are found along the Lake Wales Ridge , running through the central portion of the peninsula, and the Brooksville Ridge , which parallels the northwestern coast of ...
Foreigners from the designated seven countries can only purchase a single piece of Florida land or a residence up to two acres, as long as it’s beyond a 10-mile radius of critical infrastructure ...